How to domain join through MOF and Azure Automation account - DSC

Create a PowerShell File with name DomainJoinConfiguration.ps1

PS C:\Users\admina> Install-packageProvider -name Nuget

PS C:\Users\admina> Install-Module -Name xPSDesiredStateConfiguration -Force

PS C:\Users\admina>Install-Module -Name xDSCDomainjoin  -Force


Configuration DomainJoinConfiguration
{ 
param(
    [PSCredential]$DomainCredential
)
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'xDSCDomainjoin'
       
    node $AllNodes.NodeName 
    {
        xDSCDomainjoin JoinDomain
        {
            Domain = 'adven.com'
            Credential = $DomainCredential
         
        }
    }
}

$ConfigData = @{
    AllNodes = @(
        @{
            NodeName = "*"
            PSDscAllowPlainTextPassword = $True
            PSDscAllowDomainUser = $true
         
        }
        @{
            NodeName = "localhost"
        }
    )

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 C:\xfer\DomainJoinConfiguration.ps1

Then execute below command

$cred = Get-Credential -UserName kushagra@adven.com -Message "Password please"
DomainJoinConfiguration -DomainCredential $cred -ConfigurationData $ConfigData

Then

PS C:\Users\admina> DomainJoinConfiguration -DomainCredential $cred -ConfigurationData $ConfigData


    Directory: C:\Users\admina\DomainJoinConfiguration


Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name                                                                             
----                -------------         ------ ----                                                                             
-a----         7/5/2020   7:31 PM           2220 iisserver01.mof                                                                   



PS C:\Users\admina> Start-DscConfiguration -Path C:\Users\admina\DomainJoinConfiguration -Force -Wait -Verbose



You will observe The VM is joined to Domain.


Through Azure Automation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Create a Powershell file with name DomainJoinConfiguration

In Azure Automation account ensure xDSCDomainjoin is added in the module.

Configuration DomainJoinConfiguration

{   

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'xDSCDomainjoin'

   

    #domain credentials to be given here   

    $secdomainpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "lXXitech@XXX" -AsPlainText -Force

    $mydomaincreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential("l1user01@adven.com", $secdomainpasswd)

          

    node $AllNodes.NodeName   

    {

        xDSCDomainjoin JoinDomain

        {

            Domain = 'adven.com'

            Credential = $mydomaincreds

           

        }

    }

}

save the file as DomainJoinConfiguration.ps1

upload the file to Azure Automation account

from local laptop

Connect-AzureRmAccount -Tenant "8896b7ee-113f-XXXX-8fe2-05XXXXXccbcf01" -SubscriptionId "9239f519-XX04-XXXX-ae6f-c84XXXXX714" $ConfigData = @{ AllNodes = @( @{ NodeName = "*" PSDscAllowPlainTextPassword = $True PSDscAllowDomainUser = $true } @{ NodeName = "DomainJoined" } ) } $compilationJob = Start-AzureRmAutomationDscCompilationJob -ResourceGroupName 'NetworkWatcherRG' -AutomationAccountName 'storeusertokeyvault' -ConfigurationName 'DomainJoinConfiguration' -ConfigurationData $ConfigData $compilationJob

Press okay, you will observe selected VM is joined to domain.